Michelle Gong is a liberal studies undergrad from UCLA currently studying abroad at Tokyo’s renowned Waseda University. Michelle is participating in AkihabaraNews’ Voluntern Program, and the following is the first of a series exploring her experience interning and interacting in Tokyo’s tech startup scene, living in Japan, and what she hopes the experience will add to her ongoing education.

Ricoh Imaging announced that they will bring their new medium format DSLR camera PENTAX 645Z to the market for ¥860,000 in late June. It was displayed as "PENTAX 645D 2014" at CP+2014 that was held in Yokohama in February.

Terrie’s Take is a selection of Japan-centric news collected and collated by long-time resident and media business professional Terrie Lloyd. AkihabaraNews is pleased to present Terrie’s learned perspective; we all could use another take on the news - here’s Terrie’s:

With the growth in demand for a large screen TV including 4K TV, the demand for home theater systems has been increasing. Sony is keeping pace and are going to release 4 new models of their home theater system on May 31. They all support NFC.

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